Pro Racing pub quiz

[Foghat]

Not Hinault, not Merckx.

Definitely a worthy rider, though.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Who was the last yellow jersey to ride away from the whole Tour de France, and win the stage, on an échappé longer than just a final climb?

Indurain?

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Not Hinault, not Merckx.

Definitely a worthy rider, though.

Oscar Pereiro?

edit - bollocks, just submitted reply and then realised he didn't win the breakway which resulted in him winning the Tour

 

[Foghat]

Indurain?

I don't recall him doing any successful (or otherwise) long lone breaks while in yellow, although he may have ridden away on a final climb in yellow.....

Oscar Pereiro?

edit - bollocks, just submitted reply and then realised he didn't win the breakway which resulted in him winning the Tour

And he wasn't in yellow either!

To be clear, I mean successful long lone breaks by the yellow jersey (not just the guy who ended up winning the Tour).

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

And he wasn't in yellow either!

To be clear, I mean successful long lone breaks by the yellow jersey (not just the guy who ended up winning the Tour).

Ah, righto. No idea

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

What about Carlos Sastre? I'm fairly sure he went on the offensive when in yellow.

To be honest I'm probably just going to keep posting all the names of Tour winners until I get it right

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Who was the last yellow jersey to ride away from the whole Tour de France, and win the stage, on an échappé longer than just a final climb?

What about Carlos Sastre? I'm fairly sure he went on the offensive when in yellow.

To be honest I'm probably just going to keep posting all the names of Tour winners until I get it right

@Marmion - good idea

Fignon

 

[themosquitoking]

Tony Martin?

 

[HertzvanRental]

Was it Landis?

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

OK, my comment above re Pereiro reminded me that he won the overall GC without having won a stage; there are 5 other riders who have won the overall but not won a stage in the year they won the overall - but 4 of them won stages in other years.

There is only one rider who won the overall and who never won a single stage at the Tour...who?

I'll think of some more non-Tour questions later....

 

[Foghat]

Fignon it was. 1989, Stage 18 Bourg d'Oisans to Villard de Lans, in a thoroughly gripping Tour.

A quarter of a century since the last big yellow jersey exploit......

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Name the Scottish rider who won the Peace Race in 1952.

 

[Archie]

Name 5 Colombian cyclists who have ridden in a Grand Tour..

Mauricio Soler deserves a mention as a former KoM TdeF winner.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/http:/ww...l-coming-to-terms-with-life-after-retirement/

Plus Santiago Botero, also mentioned in the article as a KoM TdeF winner.

Luis Herrera, who won all three KoM Grand Tour competitions.

Víctor Hugo Peña, first Colombian yellow jersey.

And of course Nairo Quintana, the first Colombian grand tour winner.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Mauricio Soler deserves a mention as a former KoM TdeF winner.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/http:/ww...l-coming-to-terms-with-life-after-retirement/

Plus Santiago Botero, also mentioned in the article as a KoM TdeF winner.

Luis Herrera, who won all three KoM Grand Tour competitions.

Víctor Hugo Peña, first Colombian yellow jersey.

And of course Nairo Quintana, the first Colombian grand tour winner.

good choices

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Name the Scottish rider who won the Peace Race in 1952.

Sean Connery